Eltham Palace: An art deco renaissance

In the early 1930’s, Stephen and Virginia Courtauld were looking for land on the edge of London to build a … More

Eltham Palace: A period of decay

All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other … More

The medieval moated manor house with extensive parkland was acquired by King Edward II in 1305. In 1470 King Edward … More

Whilst visiting Hyde Park recently, I came across the statue of Peter Pan. The statue was commissioned by the writer … More

Standing in front of the Manor House Library at Lee are two cannons. They are French Naval 6-pounders made in … More

Originally the site of Lee Farm, the Manor House was built for Thomas Lucas around 1770. The farm had been … More

After I visited the British Museum (See Tuesday’s post), I went to Hyde Park to see if I could find … More

A trip to central London to visit the British Museum to see the new ‘Legion’ exhibition. It is based around … More

Looking out of my window at Breakfast time a few days ago, I noticed a small brown bird making its … More

I travelled up to the centre of London the other day and arrived at the station early. I don’t mind … More